Mesoamerica Flashcards
What does Mesoamerican mean?
An area embracing Central and South America.
What does Polytheistic Mean?
Belief in or Worship of more than one God.
What does Indigenous Mean?
Native to a Certain Place.
What does Tribes Mean?
Larger, lineage based, sedentary -kin militias, and raids.
What does Maize Mean?
A plant domesticated in Middle America; commonly called corn in the USA.
What does Sacrifice Mean?
The act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity.
What does Tributes Mean?
Wealth sent from one country or ruler to another as a sign that the other is superior.
What does Pre-Columbian Mean?
Preceding or belonging to the time before the arrival of Columbus in America.
What does Elevation Mean?
How high something is raised above the surface of the ground.
What does Conquest Mean?
The act of taking control of a country, city, etc., through the use of force.
